E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 adventure video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600, based on the film of the same name. The game's objective is to guide the eponymous
Atari's silver label box art featuring the titular character and his friend Elliot, two of the main characters from the original film
Howard Scott Warshaw (shown in 2015) developed the game within less than six weeks.
Steven Spielberg (shown in 1993), who directed the eponymous film that inspired the game, suggested a Pac-Man-style game when he first saw Warshaw's designs.
Evidence of E.T., Centipede and other Atari materials uncovered during the excavation
Video game crash of 1983
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The video game crash of 1983 was a large-scale recession in the video game industry that occurred from 1983 to 1985 in the United States. The crash was attributed to several factors, including market
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (video game)
…video games of all time, as well as one of the biggest commercial failures in video game history. It is cited as a major contributing factor to the video game crash of 1983, and has been frequently referenced and mocked in popular culture as a cautionary tale about the dangers of rushed game development and studio interference…
Atari VCS, also known as the Atari 2600, the most popular console prior to the crash
The Commodore 64 survived the crash and became one of the best-selling computers of all time.
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